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Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 was published on 7th July 2026. This has retained many of the changes proposed in the consultation document published earlier this year, however there are also some additional inclusions. The information sharing guidance has been expanded in anticipation of th

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As the Employment Rights Act 2025 ushers in one of the most significant updates to UK employment law in recent years, schools and trusts will need to prepare for a wide range of changes coming into effect from April 2026 onwards. These reforms strengthen employee rights, expand family‑friendly pro

Schools should be aware of several key updates to statutory guidance ahead of the new academic year. Changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) 2025 will come into force this September. There are minor changes this year including aligning the document to amended Virtual School Head role t

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, more commonly known as Martyn’s Law, has now received Royal Assent and will become law on 1 April 2027.

Pay negotiations update: Local Government Services (Green Book) The National Employers made an offer of 3.2% on all pay points and allowances as outlined in the

The UK government has introduced the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, set to take effect on 6th April 2025. This legislation grants employed parents up to 12 weeks of additional leave and pay when their newborn requires neonatal care, supplementing existing parental leave entitlements.

On 3rd February 2025, Ofsted published proposals for new inspection arrangements for schools in England. The previous single-word judgement system is planned to be replaced by a five-point grading system across eight to ten evaluation areas plus a ‘met or ‘not met’ judgement on safeguarding.

The Government has published details of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Following the tragic murder of Sara Sharif, this far-reaching Bill attracted much media interest in light of proposed reforms to Elective Home Education; however, this Bill is extensive in the changes which will be

The chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the first budget of the new Labour government on 30 October 2024. Within the budget, as always, was a stream of information. Below we focus on what does the budget mean for employer costs from April 2025 as well as discussing what changes wil

Further to our working with employers about decisions on pay awards, we can now provide the following update.

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